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Back on 1 January I wrote about my concerns in respect of the world record claimed by Emaar for their Burj Khalifa NYE light show. Those comments are here. I also left an enquiry with the Guinness World Records team … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Wat Chang Kam hosted a party last night for local villagers and representatives from nearby temples in Chiang Mai. There was food, a lucky draw, three stages with theatre (vaudeville!), music, and a Thai dance-off. Local temples arrived in … Continue reading
The following is the full text of Oprah Winfrey’s speech as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards: it is an important read for changes that are long overdue. Hi. Thank you. Thank you. Thank … Continue reading
Thai Airways is occasionally sending its new Airbus A350 to Chiang Mai. Here she is arriving in January in both cloud and sunshine. … Continue reading
An aerial view of DWC during the Dubai Air Show. The pictures shows the existing LCC terminal expansion, the single main runway but also the much smaller runway under construction for the Emirates Aviation College, the DAS site at the … Continue reading
Picture: Khaleej Times via google. Here are the highlights of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa new years eve show. No fireworks. A LED and laser show instead. And despite the inevitable hype from Dubai’s compliant media there were a lot of very … Continue reading